Legitimate Violence (1982)
In the course of a violent hold-up at Deauville station, several innocent bystanders are shot dead. The victims include a politician, Robert Andréani, and three members of the same family. Devastated by the death of his wife, daughter and mother, Martin Modot resolves that their killers will be brought to justice. When the police fail to make any progress in their investigation, he decides to take matters into his own hands, with the support of a neo-fascist vigilante organization.
- Released
- 1982-09-01
- Genres
- Action, Crime
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Serge Leroy, Richard Morgiève, Pierre Fabre, Jean-Patrick Manchette
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 from 21 votes
Cast
- Claude Brasseur as Martin Modot
- Véronique Genest as Lucie Kasler
- Thierry Lhermitte as Eddy Kasler
- Michel Aumont as Divisional Commissioner Henri Brousse
- Valérie Kaprisky as Nadine
- Roger Planchon as Philippe Miller
- André Valardy as Varin
- Francis Lemarque as Lucien Modot
- Plastic Bertrand as Self
- Christopher Lambert as Jockey
- Christian Bouillette as Inspector Paul Gouvion
- Dominique Besnehard